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San Diego Lands Increased Visitor Arrivals At Airport

August 2, 2016 By Nick Leave a Comment

It has been a busy year for San Diego and we're just past the halfway mark. 2016 has seen a tremendous amount of increased air lift from major carriers due to strategic efforts from the San Diego International Airport and San Diego Tourism Authority. We've seen both domestic and international additions to our inbound service. Several ongoing flights were upgraded to larger … [Read more...] about San Diego Lands Increased Visitor Arrivals At Airport

First Class from London. Yes please!

July 27, 2016 By Nick Leave a Comment

UPDATE July 28, 2016: British Airways has confirmed they plan to keep the larger plane (Boeing 747-400) on the San Diego route year-round (and not go back to the smaller plane at the end of the summer as originally intended). This allows us to keep an additional 70 seats per day on the London-San Diego route as well as permanently having a First Class cabin for affluent … [Read more...] about First Class from London. Yes please!

Air Canada Rouge begins daily non-stop flights from Vancouver to #SanDiego

July 27, 2016 By Nick Leave a Comment

Air Canada Rouge - San Diego

  UPDATED July 27, 2016: Air Canada has advised that the seasonal Air Canada Rouge Vancouver-San Diego flight has been doing really well and that after a short drop off of service beginning in late October, they will return this daily flight to now be year-round (instead of their initial plan of only running it during the summer months) with a smaller plane starting on … [Read more...] about Air Canada Rouge begins daily non-stop flights from Vancouver to #SanDiego

Two New Domestic Direct Flights Announced for San Diego

July 25, 2016 By Nick Leave a Comment

Inbound passenger volume continues to increase to San Diego. The San Diego International Airport announced two new domestic flights for San Diego. Frontier Airlines Daily A319 flight from Orlando with 138 seats Beginning October 30, 2016 Alaska Airlines Daily 737 from Newark, NJ with an estimated 181 seats Beginning November 21, 2016 … [Read more...] about Two New Domestic Direct Flights Announced for San Diego

Edelweiss Airlines to offer non-stop flights from Zürich beginning June 2017

June 21, 2016 By Nick Leave a Comment

Edelweiss San Diego

A new non-stop seasonal flight to San Diego will bring more than 300 additional seats to the destination, twice weekly. It's marketed as a "beach holiday and city trip in one" - and San Diego will welcome passengers with its friendly smiles and sunny outlook. Starting on 9th June 2017, Edelweiss Airlines will operate non-stop flights to San Diego on Mondays and Fridays. … [Read more...] about Edelweiss Airlines to offer non-stop flights from Zürich beginning June 2017

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